Physical Therapist
Northwestern Medicine
Unit Secretary / Nursing Tech
Presbyterian Healthcare Services
full-time
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Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $16 - $22 per hour
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Perform secretarial/clerical duties and act as a communication center for the nursing unit
- Perform specific patient care procedures (bedside testing, phlebotomy) under RN direction
- Operate patient monitoring systems and perform routine bedside testing (Oximetry, ECG, Glucometry, urinalysis)
- Process requisitions, enter test orders, label and deliver specimens to Laboratory/Microbiology/Pathology
- Receive, process, centrifuge, aliquot, store and dispose of specimens as appropriate
- Maintain unit census, bed status, locator boards, and assemble/organize patient charts
- Answer phones, transcribe physician orders, and communicate paperwork for admissions/transfers/discharges
- Stock supplies, clean and maintain equipment, perform biohazard disposal, and ensure regulatory compliance
- Transport patients, x-rays, blood products and equipment; assist with patient ambulation and ADLs
- Assist nurses and physicians with sterile procedures, wound care, suture/staple removal, and application of restraints/oxygen as directed
- Document all care provided in the patient record using EPIC or computerized documentation systems
- Perform other duties as assigned to support unit operations and patient care
Requirements
- High School/GED
- Clinical experience OR completion of Unit Secretary course OR completion of self-study module preferred
- Must successfully complete competency verification before starting on assigned unit
- BLS required at time of hire
- Ability to perform phlebotomy and other collection procedures (training/competency verification required)
- Ability to operate patient monitoring systems and perform bedside testing where trained
- Ability to assist with activities of daily living and basic nursing support tasks
